Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights

Work setting

• Installation
• Urban area
• Maintenance
• On-site customer service
• Repair
• Telecommunications company
• Telephone company
• Service
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
• Install and maintain aerial and underground telephone equipment
• Repair cable signals
• Test equipment to locate transmission faults
• Install trunking systems, circuits and equipment
• Complete and maintain test and service reports
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Connect, disconnect and relocate cable outlets
• Install cable modems and software to enable Internet access
• Maintain and repair aerial and underground transmission systems
• Repair or replace faulty cables, power suppliers and amplifiers
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Repair or replace defective telephone equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

• Coaxial line
• Fibre optics
• Single line
• Copper

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driver's validity licence check

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Physically demanding

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses / goggles

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Client focus
• Initiative
• Team player